i was intrigued by the definition of paradox on dictionary.com. here is it:

"a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth."

i wonder if anything is 100% one way or another. if a cup contains one drop of liquid, is it partially empty or partially full?

what i think i know today is often something that tomorrow results in my understanding that i had not fully understood.........not that i ever can. i wonder if i think i know anything, will i stop exploring that topic and if so, is that absurd?

But what is intelligence ??...Don't you think that intelligence is part of genes and education...or perhaps personality and experience ....or perhaps intelligence is just listening and understanding ...or is it seeing and doing ....perhaps is feeling and creating ...what is intelligence about ??

About Me

i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.

you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!

here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:

on a clear day she could see forever

one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons

"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen

this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.

briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.

wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.

until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"

so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?